Posts in coaching
The fear - and the fallacy - of going 'backwards'

Have you ever felt scared that you've gone 'backwards' and undone all your 'hard work'? I definitely have - and as a result, I recently returned from an incredibly powerful internal 'adventure' and I would love to share it with you…

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The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek

you know what? Sometimes I really hate the truth...and sometimes, I love it. But most often times, its a bit of both....

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A relationship saving sentence...

Do you want to know a relationship saving sentence - workplace relevant; romantic relationship relevant; friends and family relevant?

It is this:

"The story that I'm telling myself is..."

And you can say it to yourself AND/OR others to clear up troubling situations.

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Your brain tells you lies...

a communication lesson: what you hear in your mind is very rarely actual truth…

"Surely, I've posted SO much about this trip and spammed people with photos and videos, I can't post anymore?" ...said my brain, preventing me from posting another adventure-related post.

I was SO wrong.

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"Let it BE"...instead of "let it go"

Distinctions are EVERYTHING.

”Let it BE, rather than let it go” came to me yesterday and I immediately thought "YES. That's it, a perfect distinction".

And why shouldn’t we just ‘let it go’?

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Why is THIS so important?

What is it that helps make us who we are and follow the paths that we do?

I was reflecting on this as I was preparing to head off on my current adventure.

I might never have been this person who enjoys doing these things that make some people say “nope, you’re mad!”, and others say “can I come, too?!”

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"I HATE this..." and I truly did

I wanted to share this one tip that helps anyone with pretty much anything. It is the one daily practice that is my only non-negotiable.

Here is the story of how it came to be…

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Don’t settle for average…and bollocks to ‘humility’

Do you find yourself struggling to think well of yourself? Or dismissing things you were once proud of but now think ‘don’t count’ as they are a while ago? Do you struggle to remember your moments of inspiration or brilliance – or even go so far as to insist that you haven’t had any?

You’re not alone – and it is depressingly easy to fall into that trap, but I WON’T HAVE IT!

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"You really think you're the bee's knees don't you?"

It was a common theme throughout my life from various figures – mistaking a naturally exuberant personality with self-confidence, or (worse) ‘loving yourself’ & then, usually, trying to crush it in some way, teach me a lesson or ‘bring me down a peg or two’...

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No resolutions, no goals

I know it’s weird for a coach to say this, so read on to find out why…

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The ONE success tip that I really want you to know

Whatever it is that you’re working towards or hoping for, there is something that I know will help you.

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Success tip: how to use language to your advantage

How to recognise your own unhelpful language patterns and use language more powerfully.

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Success tip: how to get a healthier – and more useful – perspective (Part 1)

5 questions to ask yourself to get a more useful and healthier perspective.

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Success tip: how to overcome fear

Well, this is a biggie. The one thing that holds us all back from pretty much everything and anything we want. Here I share some useful learnings in dealing with it.

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Please can we talk about this - often unhealthy - aspect of our society...

It’s our conditioning to focus on outcomes - sometimes to the exclusion of many other (often more important) factors.

Sometimes we seem incapable of valuing things that we can’t immediately measure, or judge, especially in COMPARISON to others’ performance or lives.

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